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Decoction of Fruit and Flowers

ByAdam Tate

Decoctum Fructum et Florum Decoction of Fruits and Flowers Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name FigsPrunesJujubesSebestensTamarindsViolet flowerBorage flowerBugloss flowerRoseMaidenhairHops EndiveLicorice Latin Ficus caricaPrunus domesticaZiziphus jujubaCordia sppTamarindus indicaViola odorataBorago officinalisAnchusa officinalisRosa gallicaAdiantum capillus-venerisHumulus lupulusChicorium endivaGlycyrrhiza glabra Amount 515 20 ea.1 ounce ea. 1 dram ea. 1⁄2 handful ea.2 drams Preparation: Boil in 3 pounds of…

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Syrup of Dodder of Thyme (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Syrupus CuscutaSyrup of Dodder of Thyme Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Dodder of ThymeBlack MyrobalanYellow MyrobalanBelleric MyrobalanEmblic MyrobalanPolypody rootLicoriceAgaricThymeCalamintBuglossStoechasDodderFumitoryRoseAniseedFennel seedPruneRaisins stonedTamarind Latin Cuscuta europeaTerminalia chebula (black)Terminalia chebula (yellow)Terminalia bellericaEmblica officinalisPolypodium vulgareGlycyrrhiza glabraFomitopsis officinalisThymus vulgarisCalamintha officinalisAnchusa officinalisLavendula stoechasCuscuta europeaFumaria officinalisRosa gallicaPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgarePrunus domesticaVitis viniferaTamarindus indica Amount 20 drams 15 drams ea….

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Confection for Heart Tremors

ByAdam Tate

Confection for Heart Tremors Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: De morbus internis curandis, Mesue, 1551 Herb Name AloeswoodBalsamSeseliCubebBarberryRoseSandalwoodMelon seedGourd seedPumpkin seedCucumber seedRed CoralTabasheer (Spodium)Amber Gum ArabicTragacanthSorrel seedPurslane seedBuglossCamphorPearl Latin Aquillaria agallochaCommiphora opobalsamumSiler trilobumPiper cubebaBerberis vulgarisRosa gallicaSantalum albumCitrullus vulgarisLagenaria vulgarisCucurbita pepoCucumis sativusCorallum rubrumBambusae silicaeSuccinumAcacia arabicaAstragalus tragacanthRumex acetosaPortulaceae oleraceaAnchusa officinalisCamphoraMargarita Amount 1⁄2 oz. 3 drams *…

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Syrup of Balm (Fernelius)

ByAdam Tate

Syrupus de Melissae Syrup of Balm Tradition: Western Source / Author: Fernel Herb Name Bugloss root-barkWhite Dittany root-barkCinquefoil rootScorzonera rootBalmScabiousDevil’s BitBorageBuglossRosemarySorrel seedCitron seedFennel seedBlessed Thistle seedBasil seed Latin Anchusa officinalisDictamnus albusPotentilla reptensScorzonera hispanicaMelissa officinalisScabiosa arvensisSuccisa pratensisBorago officinalisAnchusa officinalisRosmarinus officinalisRumex acetosaCitrus medicaFoeniculum vulgareCarduus benedictusOcinum basilicum Amount 1 oz. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 1 handful ea. 3 drams…

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Powder of Senna with Flowers (Mesue)

ByAdam Tate

Powder of Senna with Flowers Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name SennaBorage flowerBugloss flowerViolet flowerRose flowerGinger Latin Cassia angustifolia Borago officinalis Lycopsis arvensis Viola odorata Rosa gallica Zingiber officinalis Amount 1 oz. 2 drams ea.1 scruple Preparation: Powder Function: Purges Heat, Bile and Melancholy Use: 1. used as a mild laxative for…

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Electuary for Melancholy and Fear of Filius Zacharia

ByAdam Tate

Electuary for Melancholy and Fear of Filius Zacharia Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Filius Zacharia (De morbis internis curandis, Mesue, 1551) Herb Name Black MyrobalanHarmelPolypodyEsulaHorehoundDodderStoechas AgaricBlack Hellebore, preparedClove Basil seedCloveBalmCitron peelBuglossNutmegGallia Moschata Latin Terminalia chebula (black)Peganum harmela seedPolypodium vulgareEuphorbium spp. Marrubium vulgareCuscuta europeaLavendula stoechasFomitopsis officinalisHelleborus nigerOcinum gratissimumEugenia caryophyllusMelissa officinalis Citrus medicaAnchusa officinalisMyristica fragransGallia Moschata Amount…

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Ointment for Congealed Blood

ByAdam Tate

Ointment for Congealed Blood Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name Bay leavesRosemaryLavenderMarjoramSage Red MintYarrowCostusWormwoodSt. Johns wortGreater PlantainLesser PlantainAgrimonyBugloss RueRoseTansy Latin Laurus nobilisRosmarinus officinalisLavendula officinalisOreganum marjoranaSalvia officinalisMentha cardiacaAchillea millefoliumSaussurea lappaArtemisia absinthumHypericum perforatumPlantago majusPlantago lanceolataAgrimonia eupatoriaAnchusa officinalisRuta graveolensRosa gallicaTanacetum vulgare Amount 1 handful ea. 2 handfuls ea. 1⁄2 handful Preparation: Cut and boil them all…

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Syrup of Agrimony Mesue

ByAdam Tate

Syrupus de EupatorioSyrup of Agrimony Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Celery rootFennel rootEndiveRoseLicoriceJuncus odoratusDodderWormwoodMaidenhairBedeguar (Briar Rose Gall)Spina arabicaBuglossAniseedFennel seedAgrimonyRhubarbMasticIndian SpikenardAsarabaccaIndian leaf Latin Apium graveolensFoeniculum vulgareChicorium endivaRosa gallicaGlycyrrhiza glabraCymbopogon schoenanthusCuscuta europeaArtemisia absinthumAdiantum capillus-venerisDiplolepis rosaeAcacia niloticaAnchusa officinalisPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareAgrimonia eupatoriaRheum palmatumPistacia lentiscusNardostachys jatamansiAsarum europeumCinnamonum tamala Amount 2 oz. ea. 6 drams ea. 5…

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Common Decoction

ByAdam Tate

Decoctio CommunisCommon Decoction Tradition: Western Source / Author: Pharmacopoeia Augustana Herb Name PrunesLicoriceCurrantsAniseedFennel seedBorage flowersBugloss flowers Latin Prunus domesticaGlycyrrhiza glabra Ribes nigrumPimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareBorago officinalisAnchusa officinalis Amount 12 1⁄2 ounce ea. 1 1⁄2 drams ea. Preparation: Seethe in 1 quart of water until one-third has been consumed Function: Laxative, opens Obstructions Use: 1. useful to…

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Cooling Powder of Gems

ByAdam Tate

Species de Gemmis FrigidiiCooling Powder of Gems Tradition: Western, Unani Source / Author: Mesue Herb Name Pearls, preparedTabasheerIvoryRed Coral, preparedWhite Coral, preparedRed Roses Jacinth, preparedSapphire, preparedEmerald, preparedCornelian, preparedGarnet, preparedWhite SandalwoodYellow SandalwoodRed SandalwoodBorage flowerBugloss flowerBasil seed Sorrel seedRed BehenWhite BehenBone of a Stags HeartGold leaf Silver leaf Latin MargaritaBambusa sppEborisCorallum rubrumCorallum albumRosa gallicaHyacinthusSapphirusSmaragdusCarnelianGranatumSantalum albumSantalum citrinumPterocarpus santalinusBorago…

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Syrup for Asthma (Wirtzung)

ByAdam Tate

Syrup for Asthma Tradition: Western Source / Author: Wirtzung Herb Name ElecampaneLicoriceSageMaidenhairColtsfootLungwortVioletHyssopPennyroyalThymeParsley rootPolypody rootAniseedFennel seedMallow seedAgaric preparedFig CurrantIndian SpikenardSquinanthGalangalGingerGrains of ParadiseBorage flowersBugloss flowersViolet flowersChicory flowers Latin Inula heleniumGlycyrrhiza glabraSalvia officinalisAdiantum capillus-venerisTussilago farfaraPulmonaria officinalisViola odorata Hyssopus officinaleMentha pulegiumThymus vulgarisPetroselinum crispumPolypodium vulgarePimpinella anisumFoeniculum vulgareMalva sylvestrisFomitopsis officinalisFicus carica Ribes nigrumNardostachys jatamansiJuncus odoratusAlpina officinarumZingiber officinalisAframomum meleguetaBorago officinalisAnchusa officinalisViola odorataChicorium…

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Syrup to Purge all Humors of Frankfurt

ByAdam Tate

Syrupus Hologagus FrankfurtiiSyrup to Purge all Humors of Frankfurt Tradition: Western Source / Author: Herb Name PolypodyFresh Caper root-barkHart’s TongueCeterachBalmBetonyMaidenhair, White (Wall Rue)Borage flowerBugloss flowerViolet flowerDodder of ThymeCitron seedFennel seedAniseedSafflower seedSennaBlack Hellebore, preparedColchicumAgaricDodder of ThymeGingerCloveMusk Latin Polypodium vulgareCapparis spinosaAsplenium scolopendriumAsplenium ceterachMelissa officinalisBetonica officinalisAsplenium ruta murariaBorago officinalis Anchusa officinalisViola odorataCuscuta europeaCitrus medicaFoeniculum vulgarePimpinella anisumCarthamus tinctorius Cassia…

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